Yeelight Chrome extension

This Chrome extension seems to be the simplest way to control your Xiaomi Yeelight smart bulbs from a PC.

About

The extension allows you to connect to your Yeelight devices via Wi-Fi and control them using an intuitive user interface.

Features

• Switching light on and off
• Controlling hue and saturation of the light
• Setting color temperature
• Adjusting brightness
• Renaming devices [TO DO]

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Go to chrome://extensions in Chrome
3. Turn on 'Developer mode' (top right corner)
4. Click 'Load unpacked'
5. Select yeelight-chrome-app directory
6. Copy the app id and paste the value into companionAppID variable in yeelight-chrome-extension/src/App.js
7. cd into yeelight-chrome-extension directory
8. npm run build
9. Load yeelight-chrome-extension/build folder into Chrome
10. Copy the extension id and paste it into extensionID variable in yeelight-chrome-app/index.js
11. Reload the companion app
12. You can now connect to your device by clicking the extension icon and following the provided directions

Additional information

• The extension requires a companion Chrome app in order to scan your local network and establish connections via TCP sockets. The companion app is the Yeelight developer demo with some minor changes.

• Since the extension is not installed from the Chrome Web Store, on every Chrome launch you'll get a prompt saying the developer mode is enabled. This suggestion might help get rid of it but I do plan to add the extension to the Chrome store sometime soon.

Troubleshooting

For feedback/troubleshooting please contact me at zisest@gmail.com.